UNIVERSITYBULLDOGS OF MINNESOTA WOMEN’S HOCKEY Athletic Communications, Women’s Hockey • Kelly Grgas-Wheeler University of Minnesota Duluth • Duluth, MN 55812-2496 • (218) 726-8937 • Fax: (218) 726-6529 THE MATCH-UP Game 19 & 20 BULLDOGS WILL WRAP UP 2013 ON THE ROAD UMD vs. St. Cloud State AGAINST ST. CLOUD STATE December 11, 2013 Date: Dec. 13-14 , 3:07 p.m. Friday & Saturday The University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team will put the wraps Site: Herb Brooks National Hockey Center -- St. Cloud, Minn. on the 2013 portion of the season this weekend when they head to St. Cloud, Record: UMD: ......... 7-6-2 (5-6-3 WCHA) Minn. to face St. Cloud State University at the Herb Brooks National Hockey St. Clooud St: ...... 3-12-3 (2-8-2 WCHA) Center. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association action is set for 3:07 p.m.both Friday and Saturday. Online Video: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/scsu. portal# USCHO RANKING: UMD-- NR, St. Cloud State- NR Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/stcloudstate/whockey/ USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY MAG: UMD-- NR, St. Cloud State- NR Twitter Updates: UMDWHockey THE SERIES: The Bulldogs are 48-10-4 all-time against SCSU after the 2013-2014 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Huskies handed UMD a 1-4 loss back on Nov. 1 at AMSOIL and then a 1-1 Date Opponent Site Time tie on Nov. 2. The Bulldogs outshot SCSU 93-41, but was outscored 5-2 in Sept. 28 Japanese National Team (Ex) Duluth, MN 6-2 W the series. Oct. 4 Connecticut Duluth, MN 7-0 W Oct. 5 Connecticut Duluth, MN 6-1 W UMD surrendered a 13-game winning streak on Nov. 1, despite putting 53 Oct. 12 North Dakota(6) Grand Forks, ND 3-4, L shots on net in the 4-1 loss, including a program-high of 31 in the third period.. Oct. 13 North Dakota(6) Grand Forks, ND 3-3 T OT Lara Stalder had the lone UMD goal in the third period and three players had Oct. 18 Minnesota(1) Duluth, MN 0-4, L six or more shots in the contest (Jamie Kenyon and Zoe Hickel with seven, Oct. 19 Minnesota(1) Duluth, MN 3-6, L Sidney Morin with six). Oct. 25 Minnesota State-Mankato Mankato, MN 6-2, W Oct. 26 Minnesota State-Mankato Mankato, MN 3-1, W Nov. 1 St. Cloud State Duluth, MN 1-4, L Jenna McParland had UMD’s lone goal on Nov. 2, a power-play tally in the Nov. 2 St. Cloud State Duluth, MN 1-1, T second period, as well as the second goal in the shootout. In the series, the Nov. 15 Ohio State Columbus, OH 3-2, W Bulldogs were without junior defenseman Tea Villila both games due to Team Nov. 16 Ohio State Columbus, OH 2-0, W Finland commitments and of course, senior center Brienna Gillanders who Nov. 22 Bemidji State Duluth, MN 3-0, W is out indefinitely due to injury. UMD played with five defenseman on Nov. 2 Nov. 23 Bemidji State Duluth, MN 0-1, L and just three complete lines. Nov. 26 Russian National Team (Ex) Duluth, MN 8-0, W Nov. 29 Wisconsin(2) Duluth, MN 2-2 TOT Nov. 30 Wisconsin(2) Duluth, MN 0-1, L LAST TIME OUT: UMD was swept last weekend by No. 9 Boston University Dec. 2 Russian National Team Duluth, MN 2-5, L in Boston by scores of 6-5 and 4-2. The Bulldogs scored five goals Friday but Dec. 6 Boston University Boston, MA 5-6. L did not win for the first time since Feb. 29, 2004 (a 7-5 loss against Minne- Dec. 7 Boston University Boston, MA 2-4, L sota). Trailing 3-2 heading into the third period, the Bulldogs deficit mounted Dec. 13 St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN 3:07 pm to 5-2 after BU scored two goals in the opening two minutes. But UMD rallied, Dec. 14 St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN 3:07 pm netting two power-play goals over a four minute span. The Terriers poked in Jan. 10 Minnesota State-Mankato Duluth, MN 6:07 pm the game-winner in between UMD’s offensive rush between the 9:09 mark Jan. 11 Minnesota State-Mankato Duluth, MN 6:07 pm and 13:55. Despite outshooting BU 16-7 in the final stanza and 40-26 in the Jan. 18 Ohio State Duluth, MN 2:07 pm Jan. 19 Ohio State Duluth, MN 3:07 pm game, the Bulldogs could not notch the game-tying goal. Jan. 25 Wisconsin Madison, WI 2:07 pm Jan. 26 Wisconsin Madison, WI 3:07 pm Saturday UMD again had to chase BU from behind, surrendering three goals Jan. 31 Bemidji State Bemidji, MN 7:07 pm in the first two periods despite outshelling the Terriers 17-14. BU made it 4-0 Feb. 1 Bemidji State Bemidji, MN 4:07 pm 7:18 into the third period but goals by Meghan Huertas at 7:31 and a snipe Feb.8 North Dakota Duluth, MN 3:07 pm from Tea Villila at 9:22 finally made it game. Again UMD outshot BU 14-7 Feb.9 North Dakota Duluth, MN 3:07 pm Feb. 21 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 7:07 pm LAST SIX GAMES vs. ST. CLOUD STATE Feb. 22 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 4:07 pm Nov. 2, 2013 1-1 Tie Home Feb. 28 WCHA First Round TBA TBA Nov. 1, 2013 1-4 Loss Home Mar. 1 WCHA First Round TBA TBA Jan. 13, 2013 8-2 Win Home Mar. 2 WCHA First Round TBA TBA Jan. 12, 2013 3-1 Win Home Mar. 8 WCHA Final Face-Off Bemidji, MN TBA Nov. 17, 2012 4-1 Win Away Nov. 16, 2012 4-1 Win Away Mar. 9 WCHA Final Face-Off Bemidji, MN TBA Five-Time NCAA Champions 2010 • 2008 • 2003•2002•2001 in the third stanza and 35-21 in the game, CURRENT BULLDOG SCORING STREAKS: next highest Bulldog...UMD is still unbeate but again could not find the twine. Rookie Jenna McParland, 2 games, Dec. 6 - 1g, 2a when it scores the first goal at 5-0-2...When blueliner Lara Stalder led all UMD players Zoe Hickel, 2 games, Dec. 6 - 1g, 1a the Bulldogs don’t score first, their odds with three assists in the game. Meghan Huertas, 2 games, Dec. 6 - 2g have drastically decreased of winning, with a record of 2-8-1...UMD has allowed 18 of NOTES FROM THE BU SERIES: UMD son that UMD outshot its opponent over the its 42 goals against in the third period... is now 2-2-0 against BU all-time, having entire series but came up without as much Jamie Kenyon still has the second most played the Terriers in th past two Decem- as a tie. power-play goals in the NCAA with four... bers. The Bulldogs are also 19-5-2 against The Bulldogs own the fifth highest penalty Hockey East opponents all-time. TOP DOGS: Junior winger Jenna McPar- minutes averaged per game with 12.9... land continues to lead UMD with 19 points UMD also has the seventh-best penalty kill --UMD, which is 1-4-1 in its last six games, on eight goals and 11 helpers through 18 in the nation, with a 89.5 success rate on has outshot its opponents 137-100 in its last skates. McParland has contributed at least 68-of-76 penalties killed. four losses -- three of which came against a point in 11 of those games, including nine top-10 teams. The Bulldogs outshot BU points (four goals, five assists) in eight OLYMPIC WATCH: Current redshirt junior 75-47 last weekend. games against top-10 teams. defenseman Brigette Lacquette may be cen- tralized with the Canadian Olympic Team, --While UMD may be 0-6-3 against ranked Both senior Jamie Kenyon and rookie but she is not the only Bulldog with a chance teams so far this season, four of those defenseman Lara Stalder have 17 points to crack a 2014 Winter Olympic roster. losses were by just a single goal. The Bull- apiece for the Bulldogs. Kenyon has seven Junior defenseman Tea Villila had a good dogs are also averaging 2.37 goals against goals and 10 assists and Stalder four goals showing at last month’s Four Nations Cup for teams ranked in the top-10. and 13 assists. Stalder’s 13 assists is a Finland, while Switerland is expected to call team-high for UMD. Stalder ranks fifth in up UMD rookie defenseman Lara Stalder. OH SHOOT: The Bulldogs are 4-4-1 so far the NCAA in both points per game as a Sophomore forward Marie Delarbe is also this season when they have outshot their defenseman and among all rookies with a in the German Olympic Team pool. opponents. When UMD outshots their 0.94 average. foes, it has been by a big margin, with the 23 former and current Bulldogs have suited Bulldogs averaging 44 shots to just 21. Six Two of UMD’s top-five scorers are freshman up for the Olympics over the past 15 years times UMD has put 40 or more shots on net -- Stalder and center Ashleigh Brykaliuk, UMD has had an NCAA Division I program. but in those games were just 2-2-1. The who rounds out the top-five with 13 points Bulldogs have also held those same oppo- on five goals and eight assists.